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The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has released a step-by-step guide for public sector bodies on procuring cloud services.

The G-Cloud framework must not lose sight of its core messaging when it comes to driving good cloud policies and practices, according to Peter Groucutt.

Local government spend through the G-Cloud framework dropped by almost two thirds between December and January, according to new figures.

A survey of UK Parliamentarians shows there is significant concern that offshoring data is hindering local government cloud.

So the government is to retain agile services on the Digital Marketplace after all. But, even with this last-minute reprieve granted, the whole episode begs numerous questions, says Harry Metcalfe.

The government has reversed a decision to remove agile development services from the Digital Marketplace after criticisms of their new home on the Digital Services framework (DS).

Harry Metcalfe on what is driving the groundswell of opinion among SMEs that the Digital Services Framework is deeply flawed.

G-Cloud founder Chris Chant today said much more needs to be done to encourage the public sector to improve its approach to procurement.

The government last week announced that 1,453 suppliers had been appointed to the G-Cloud 6 framework – read the full list here.

Nearly half of all public sector respondents to a survey on cloud computing have responded that security is their highest concern.

Think tank Policy Exchange has scaled back its proposal for a local Government Digital Service (LGDS), saying it should be limited to creating and managing an online app store.

Publictechnology takes a look at the 10 most read stories affecting council ICT during 2014.

Purchases by local authorities through the G-Cloud framework jumped by almost a third in October over the previous month's total.

The public sector is seeing the rapid rise of “shadow IT” – the phenomenon where departments are buying their own tech solutions, according to a new report.

A European partnership has launched a tender aimed at overcoming obstacles to the adoption of cloud computing by the public sector.

Purchases by local authorities through the G-Cloud framework totalled £1.86m in October, up 6.3% on the figure for August.

As governmenlooks to the cloud, how do those on the ground mitigate the risks? A recent round table explored the issue, as Samera Owusu Tutu reports.

The government’s new Digital Marketplace platform is meeting its aim of improving ability to search products, according to initial data.

Steve Shakespeare says cloud services offer councils the chance to deliver efficient, accessible, always-on services.

The Crown Commercial Service has published details of how suppliers can apply to join G-Cloud 6, which will be hosted on the new Digital Marketplace platform.

Public sector ICT cloud services will account for more than half of worldwide software, server and storage spending growth by 2018, according to new analysis.